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Matthew B. wrote:

I keep a length of Romex in my sidebox for tight spots. I can cinch the doors all the way down with no slack with the Romex, and when done, I can take the Romex off and put it back in the side box. You don't even need to tie it, just wrap it a couple times. (Romex is heavy gauge two-or-three strand solid copper wire covered with heavy plastic sheathing. The stuff used to wire electrical outlets in houses.)

I never trusted bungie cords either, too much elasticity. 12/2 or 14/2 Romex Cable is an interesting solution. You could actually remove the black and white, 12 or 14 gauge insulated wire from the casing and get the same result. Might be easier to cinch up without the heavy plastic cover.

My job is almost 100% roll-up so this is no longer an issue. When I was OTR and dealing with hinged, swinging doors my fastener of choice were re-usable cable ties. Able to cinch the doors tight, never once did they fail. To each his own...Romex is a really good, reusable, cheap solution though.

Romex was not my first choice, but the Ace Hardware I stopped at was out of baling wire. So I snooped around the place for solid, ductile, strong wire, and viola! Romex.